Khammam panchayat secretary arrested by ACB while accepting ₹25,000 bribe
A panchayat secretary in the Khammam district of India was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for accepting a bribe. The official allegedly demanded money to process building permissions and assign a house number.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing efforts by anti-corruption agencies to curb bureaucratic graft in local government administration.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), on Saturday, arrested a panchayat secretary in Khammam district while he was accepting a ₹25,000 bribe for processing a building permission and allotting a house number.
The article is a standard crime report detailing the arrest of a public official based on official ACB statements.
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